Open link in same tab, pop-up as tab
Forces Chrome to open new tabs instead of pop-up windows and/or links in the same tab by default instead of new or background tab.
As of June 2026, Open link in same tab, pop-up as tab has 7,000 users and a 4.67/5 rating from 9 reviews in the Productivity category.
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7.0K
7,000
Ratingup 2.2 percent+2.2%
4.67
9 reviews
Reviewsup 28.6 percent+28.6%
9
Version
3.2.5
Manifest V3
History
3 snapshotsTracking since Apr 18, 2026.
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| Date | Users | Rating | Reviews | Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 18, 2026 | 7.0K | 4.57 | 7 | 3.2.5 |
| Apr 28, 2026 | 6.0K | 4.63 | 8 | 3.2.5 |
| May 8, 2026 | 6.0K | 4.63 | 8 | 3.2.5 |
| Now | 7.0K | 4.67 | 9 | 3.2.5 |
Permissions & access
- Permissions
- tabsstorage
- Host access
- <all_urls>
Screenshots
About
Forces Chrome to open new tabs instead of pop-up windows and/or links in the same tab by default instead of new or background tab.
Technical
- Version
- 3.2.5
- Manifest
- V3
- Size
- 25.93KiB
- Min Chrome
- 88
- Languages
- 1
- Featured
- No
Metadata
- ID
- npnncoldkhcnpijbhmhpaeojgholpfoi
- Developer ID
- u3fe457c06ec7a34633985a4081bd0e44
- Developer Email
- [email protected]
- Created
- Apr 1, 2025
- Last Updated (Store)
- Nov 9, 2025
- Last Scraped
- Jun 9, 2026
- Website
- —
- Support URL
- —
- Privacy Policy
- —
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Data sourced from the Chrome Web Store · last verified Jun 9, 2026.